This is my first review of any film or documentary on IMDB. I just felt I had to say something about this documentary, which I viewed last night (9/9/18) on Turner Classic Movies.
As I say in my title, I was fascinated by the photographs and the recovered film that has been expertly restored by Canadian and American film preservation experts, and we should all be grateful for their skill and determination to accomplish this task.
I'm also grateful for the filmmakers to bring this important story to light. Perhaps it will inspire others to become preservationists, to search for lost films, or just to appreciate the films we have.
HOWEVER.......I must mention two things that caused me to lower my rating of this film.
1) The interminable use of the "Ken Burns effect" (panning and scanning of the still photos). At the thirty minute mark of the film, I had to take a dose of Dramamine to prevent motion sickness. I believe that the filmmakers were attempting to pay tribute to "City of Gold" (1957), an important documentary about the Yukon. A tribute is commendable, but I believe in this case it was taken to distracting, unnecessary lengths.
2) The musical score. I have been watching all types of films for over 45 years, literally thousands, and I can truthfully say that I have never heard a worse film score than this one. This so-called ambient music was totally unsuited for this film. This noise should be called ambien music, because it could make someone want to reach for a bottle of that drug and consume the entire contents.